Creating something out of nothing
~ to play, or not to play, that is not a question, it's a method
Creativity is not definable - but I know it when I see it.
Actually, I don’t see it as much as I feel it - because most days we can walk around and not see it at all or in anyone’s activities, or their words.
But when it happens - it’s magical; case in point, a great conversation I had yesterday with a client, over the telephone call airwaves, two brains with synapses snapping away, ideas colliding = magic.
Will the magical conversation, the innovative idea, the extrapolation of what might happen if we pull together more facts, fairly precise math and our abilities to convince others, weave some persuasive arguments from the airwaves to the page, and coax the ink out of everyone’s pens …
The adrenaline flows wonderfully when ideas collide with opportunity and lift off from our tongues, brains, and fingers on a keyboard, then the troubles of the day, or yesterday and the cumulative weight of all things falling from the sky to crush my shoulders to the ground … feel relief.
What happens next?
Big things, imagined uncertain things - whoa, put a reign on those horses would most people say, “You’re getting ahead of yourself” …
But isn’t that the point?
The purpose of creativity is to create something that didn’t exist already, is to figure out something that hasn’t been figured out before, right?
Yes, agree.
In moments like this, I like to have a refresher in thought sciences, and the best way I’ve found this fellow John is my preferred go-to for advice, direction and re-focus my creative compass.
For comfort and a clever mix of creativity, humour, and an open-minded approach to creativity, consider investing 37 minutes of your time - listen to John.
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